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Right-Wingers Try To Weaponize Kamala Harris' Black Sorority Affiliation — And Get Schooled

Right-Wingers Try To Weaponize Kamala Harris' Black Sorority Affiliation — And Get Schooled

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Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:39:45 AM UTC

Some conservatives have focused on the fact that Linsey Davis, who served as a presidential debate moderator, is also part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sisterhood.

Some conservatives are attempting to draw connections between Vice President Kamala Harris’ historically Black sorority affiliation and the outcome of the recent presidential debate — but people on social media aren’t having it.

Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is a part of the same historically Black sorority — Alpha Kappa Alpha — as ABC News anchor Linsey Davis, who served as one of the moderators of Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia.

Various right-wingers have tried to suggest that Harris received preferential treatment from Davis due to the fact that they are both affiliated with the oldest Black sorority, which was founded in 1908.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., comprises more than 360,000 initiated members, according to its website. Some of its notable members include actor Phylicia Rashad, the late writer Toni Morrison and the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

But despite its vast membership, right-wing social media accounts such as Libs of TikTok, run by Chaya Raichik, have sought to emphasize Harris and Davis’ connections to AKA.

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